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Traditional South African Koeksisters
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Ingredient
2 cup
Cake flour
2 tbsp
Baking powder
1/2 tsp
Salt
1 large
egg
4 tbsp
Butter/margarine
1 1/2 cup
Water
4 1/2 cup
Sugar
1 1/2 stick
Cinnamon/ ½tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp
Ground ginger
1/4 cup
Lemon juice
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
SYRUP - METHOD
* Step 2
Prepare syrup day before. It needs to be very cold
* Step 3
In a large pot, dissolve sugar in the water
* Step 4
Add spices and lemon juice and bring to the boil
* Step 5
Take off stove and leave to cool
* Step 6
Place in fridge overnight
* Step 7
DOUGH - METHOD
* Step 8
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together
* Step 9
Rub in butter amd mix til pliable
* Step 10
Add egg and mix
* Step 11
Add water a little at a time
* Step 12
Work dough well until no lumps. If sticky sprinkle a little flour and knead until dough will ball up
* Step 13
Let dough rest at room temp for approx 3 hours under inverted mixing bowl
* Step 14
TO PREPARE KOEKSISTERS
* Step 15
Roll out dough. Thickness 5mm
* Step 16
Cut into strips 6cm long.2cm wide
* Step 17
Plait strips and pinch hard at ends
* Step 18
Deep fry until golden brown
* Step 19
Remove and drain quickly
* Step 20
Dip in cold syrup
* Step 21
The secret is to keep the syrup cold and the koeksisters hot. This way it will draw in just the right amount of syrup
* Step 22
You can keep the syrup cold by keeping it in another container filled with ice water
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